As of June 2022, a Retail Liquor Store license holder may operate a maximum of six retail liquor stores. After the first three stores are established, the next three stores must be:
- in a county with a population of 250,000 or more, and
- only two stores may be located in the same county.
Based on the 2020 US Census, the following counties have a population of 250,000 or more:
- CHARLESTON
- GREENVILLE
- HORRY
- LEXINGTON
- RICHLAND
- SPARTANBURG
- YORK